Missed Free Throws Doom LSU At South Carolina

If you've played basketball then you know the free throw is one of the easiest and also hardest shots to make. In practice when nobody is around the ball seems to float effortlessly through the net. During a game with thousands of screaming fans it's a lot harder to hit from the charity stripe. Still, the bottom line is this, if you make free throw you usually win, if you miss them you don't.

The loss knocks LSU out of sole possession of first place in the Southeastern Conference. The Tigers are now in a three-way tie with South Carolina and Kentucky. Up next for Tiger basketball is showdown in Baton Rouge with Texas A&M on Saturday. The Aggies are having their own issues as they have dropped four of their last five games including a loss on Wednesday to Alabama.